INDEX:
1. prejudiced
2. prejudiced attitudes or behaviour
3. someone who is prejudiced
RELATED WORDS
see also
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1. prejudiced
▷ prejudiced /ˈpredʒɑdɪst, ˈpredʒɑdəst/ [adjective]
someone who is prejudiced dislikes people of a different race, sex, social class etc. Laws, systems etc that are prejudiced have the effect of treating people of a particular race, sex, class etc unfairly :
▪ Even today Southern states are seen as being more racially prejudiced than other states.
▪ an outdated and prejudiced set of laws
prejudiced against
▪ People around here are sometimes prejudiced against Catholics.
▪ He denies that he is prejudiced against women.
▷ racist /ˈreɪsɪst, ˈreɪsəst/ [adjective]
believing that people of your race are naturally better, more intelligent etc than people of other races and therefore treating people of other races unfairly :
▪ Asian kids in mostly white schools are well aware of the racist attitudes they face.
▪ Community leaders have protested at the police’s refusal to believe the attacks are racist in nature.
▪ racist propaganda
▷ sexist /ˈseksɪst, ˈseksəst/ [adjective]
behaving in a way that is unfair to people who belong to a particular sex. Sexist is usually used about people being unfair to women, and treating them unequally :
▪ He has been accused of being sexist and insensitive.
▪ Several women officers have complained about sexist attitudes in the police force.
▪ He denies sending sexist and offensive material over the Internet to female colleagues.
▪ a sexist remark
▷ homophobic /ˌhəʊməˈfəʊbɪk◂, ˌhɒ-ǁˌhəʊ-/ [adjective]
someone who is homophobic hates gay people :
▪ The band’s lyrics have been criticized for being homophobic and racist.
▪ Homophobic attitudes are still very common among teenagers.
▪ homophobic legislation
▷ xenophobic /ˌzenəˈfəʊbɪk◂/ [adjective]
someone who is xenophobic dislikes people from other countries and will not accept them in their own country or willingly work with them :
▪ The party is right-wing and xenophobic.
▪ There are warnings that the xenophobic practices of UK companies are costing business and jobs.
▷ bigoted /ˈbɪgətɪd, ˈbɪgətəd/ [adjective]
having a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions :
▪ Bigoted attitudes don’t change very quickly.
▪ Her speech included a bigoted attack on Hispanics
▪ He believes the political right in America is becoming dangerously bigoted.
▷ intolerant /ɪnˈtɒlərəntǁ-ˈtɑː-/ [adjective]
refusing to accept that other people have the right to have different beliefs, customs, or opinions from your own :
▪ The police chief has been accused of being intolerant and ignorant.
▪ Intolerant societies are often also among the most technologically backward.
intolerant of
▪ The argument led to charges that the national organization is intolerant of dissent.
2. prejudiced attitudes or behaviour
▷ prejudice /ˈpredʒɑdɪs, ˈpredʒɑdəs/ [countable/uncountable noun]
when people do not like or trust someone who is different from them, for example because they belong to a different race, country, or religion :
▪ Almost all immigrant groups have faced prejudice in their new countries.
▪ Able young men and women are still held back from success by prejudice.
▪ You should learn to identify your own prejudices and deal with them.
prejudice against
▪ There is still a lot of prejudice against gay men.
racial prejudice
▪ measures to tackle the problem of racial prejudice in the police force
class prejudice
because of someone’s social class British
▪ Criticizing people’s accents in this way is nothing less than class prejudice.
▷ racism/racial prejudice /ˈreɪsɪz ə m, ˌreɪʃ ə l ˈpredʒɑdə̇s/ [uncountable noun]
the belief that people of your race are naturally better, more intelligent etc than people of other races, especially when this leads to unfair treatment, hatred, and violence :
▪ The ANC never dropped its commitment to the fight against racism.
▪ A French company has been accused of racism after sacking three Algerian workers.
▪ Jackie Robinson overcame racial prejudice to become the first black baseball player in the Major leagues.
▪ Racism will not be tolerated anywhere within this organization.
▷ sexism /ˈseksɪz ə m/ [uncountable noun]
prejudiced attitudes and unfair behaviour towards people who belong to a particular sex. Sexism is usually used about unfair treatment of women, but can be used about treatment of and attitudes towards men :
▪ There is still a lot of subtle sexism on television and in magazines.
▪ Sexism in advertising is becoming less common thanks to the new complaints commission.
▪ a government report into sexism in the workplace
▷ homophobia /ˌhəʊməˈfəʊbiə, ˌhɒ-ǁˌhəʊ-/ [uncountable noun]
hatred of or prejudiced attitudes towards gay people :
▪ There is probably less homophobia in the movie industry than in many others.
▪ The lives of many young gay people are ruined by unthinking and widespread homophobia in society.
▷ xenophobia /ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə/ [uncountable noun]
hatred of or completely negative attitudes towards people from other countries :
▪ In an atmosphere of growing xenophobia many foreigners were deported or even imprisoned.
▷ intolerance /ɪnˈtɒlərənsǁ-ˈtɑː-/ [uncountable noun]
unreasonable refusal to accept that other people have the right to have different beliefs, customs, or opinions from yours :
▪ Religious intolerance has always been a major cause of war.
▪ Many of our friends’ lives have been shattered by intolerance, persecution and torture.
▷ bigotry /ˈbɪgətri/ [uncountable noun]
a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions :
▪ Gay people face a constant struggle against bigotry.
▪ Teach your children to recognize bigotry and not be a part of it.
▷ hate crime /ˈheɪt kraɪm/ [countable/uncountable noun]
a crime that is committed against someone because they belong to a particular group, for example because they are of a different race :
▪ The police are setting up a new hate crime unit in East London.
▪ Gay activists say hate crimes are on the increase.
3. someone who is prejudiced
▷ bigot /ˈbɪgət/ [countable noun]
someone who has a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions :
▪ Critics say the mayor is a bigot who is inflaming racial tensions in his city.
▪ a religious bigot
▷ racist /ˈreɪsɪst, ˈreɪsəst/ [countable noun]
someone who believes that people of their own race are naturally better, more intelligent etc than people of other races, and therefore treat them badly and unfairly :
▪ There has been a rise in attacks on asylum seekers made by skinheads and other racists.
▪ He is accused of being a racist after refusing to be interviewed by a black journalist.
▪ She denies being a racist, claiming to be merely patriotic.
▷ sexist /ˈseksɪst, ˈseksəst/ [countable noun]
someone who believes that their own sex is naturally better and deserves better jobs, education etc than the other, usually a man who thinks men are better than women :
▪ My ex-husband was a real sexist, who didn’t think our daughters should have jobs at all.
▪ She vows to continue her fight against those she calls ‘the racists and sexists who dominate the church’.
▷ chauvinist /ˈʃəʊvɪnəst, ˈʃəʊvənəst/ [countable noun]
someone who believes that the group they belong to is better than other groups, especially men who believe that they are better than women, or people who believe that their country is best :
▪ Religious chauvinists have been the main cause of trouble in the province.
male chauvinist
▪ A self-confessed male chauvinist, he had no idea how to look after himself after his wife died.
chauvinist [adjective]
▪ Women often have to work twice as hard to overcome the chauvinist attitudes of their male colleagues.
▷ misogynist /mɪˈsɒdʒənəst, məˈsɒdʒənəstǁmə̇ˈsɑː-/ [countable noun]
a man who hates women :
▪ The movie is a moral tale about a misogynist who dies and is reborn as a beautiful woman.
misogynist [adjective]
▪ The rapper has been accused of being misogynist and homophobic.